And from our vantage point, it always gives to the wrong person. Grace, in other words, doesn’t make demands. It reflects a decision on the part of the giver, the one who loves, in relation to the receiver, the one who is loved, that negates any qualifications the receiver may personally hold…. It has nothing to do with my intrinsic qualities or so-called “gifts” (whatever they may be). Grace is irrational in the sense that it has nothing to do with weights and measures. It has everything and only to do with the lover. Grace is a love that has nothing to do with you, the beloved. The cliché definition of grace is “unconditional love.” It is a true cliché, for it is a good description of the thing. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable…. Grace is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. The definition I give for grace in my book One-Way Love comes from Paul Zahl:
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